A 3-Judge Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat has resumed the hearing today the suo moto case on COVID issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic).
The hearing was deferred until further notice on May 13 after Justice D Y Chandrachud, the Presiding Judge, tested positive for COVID-19.
On April 30, the Bench had raised queries regarding the Centre's vaccination policy, distribution of essential medicines and oxygen allocation to states, making an observation that the vaccination policy was detrimental to the right to health of citizens and required a revisit.
In response, the Centre filed an Affidavit, saying that its vaccination policy was formulated on the basis of widespread consultations with experts and stakeholders, and was therefore conforming with Articles 14 and 21.
